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= The Federation requires a status report. =

Choose a Team reporter to place your team responses here.

=Mini-Mission 1: Advocating and Implementing Project Based Learning=
 * Reflect on what you have learned about the structure, components, and rationale for project based learning and complete this mission:**
 * 1) Provide a rational for why PBL will be more successful methodology than conventional means of lecture and large class discussion.
 * 2) Provide possible PBL projects for each of the subjects taught: math, social studies, science and Antiquan language arts.
 * 3) Provide either a short jingle to help the Antiquans remember project based learning or an illustration that would help the Antiquans remember project based learning.

Option 1-

 * 21st Century skills, helping develop citizens, productive members of society, for the future.
 * Students needs to learn how to collaborate
 * Will help students become better at team-working, they will need to work as a team in future jobs
 * We are training students for jobs/technology not even created.
 * Providing real-world situations would make it easier for students to transfer knowledge to new situations (application).
 * Eliminate the "sage on the stage."
 * Allow students to help guide instruction
 * Choice is powerful for motivating learning

Option 2-
 How could Shakespeare’s plays be better understood by today’s learners?  Math: Statistics from a survey.

Social Studies: Historical aspects.

Science: Stage rigging. Lighting. 

 Language Arts: Re-write a scene of the play.

Option 3-
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=Mini-Mission 2: Wisdom of the Crowd: Next Steps= After analyzing and synthesizing the ideas on your chart, work together as a team to wordsmith 5-10 measurable next steps around implementation of your category

Professional Development:

 * Invite administrators to PD.
 * Invite subs to come in to PD.
 * Train the Trainer
 * Provide content using different media.
 * podcast
 * videos
 * wikis
 * Use faculty meeting time
 * especially effective when principals
 * Leveraging free online courses
 * i.e.-Promethean Planet
 * Study groups during lunch
 * Best practices showcase
 * Be creative
 * share outs- have them work with the technology first and then meet together after to discuss
 * playtime
 * Offering Summer Tech Academy
 * stipend if able
 * offer Act 48
 * Show the differentiation.
 * Show how easily the tech tool can be changed for each group of students.

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=Mini-Mission 3: Know Your Support Systems - Full Speed Ahead= The results of the survey are here. We suggest that you save a copy of this spreadsheet so that you can sort it as you wish to be able to analyze the responses. (Team, Room, IU, etc)

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=Mini-Mission 4: Model Lessons and Galactic "Monsters"=


 * Reflection on Model Lessons:** Use the Discussion tab to respond.

Discuss these prompts with your teammates
 * Battling the Galactic "Monster" Discussions**
 * What strategies you have used to overcome the "monsters"?
 * Who are some of the key people in the district who MUST be on your side in order to be successful?
 * As you share your strategies, consider using some for your Individual Mission

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=Mini-Mission 5: Presentation to the Federation= After you have reflected (and revised?) your project, post it below. Either upload the file, embed the project, or post a link to your project.

//**Note**//: The Individual Instructional Coach Mission (IICM) should be uploaded to your specific IU page here. Please save your mission (document, podcast, movie, prezi, etc. ) with your name.

Post Final Team Mission Projects Here:
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=Laughter... The Final Frontier=

As coaches, we experience many highs and a few lows. Those lows, however few and far apart they are, can be very stressful. One of the best things we can do is laugh. It's good to see that Captain Kirk himself has a sense of humor, even while coaching his way through many difficult situations.

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